July 15, 1834
On 15 [July], we sent some of our luggage on board, and I made my farewell visits.
Here are a few more words about the excellent packets to Havre or Liverpool [that] facilitate communication between America and Europe to the highest degree and [offer] great [passenger] comfort:
1st Packet Line to Havre, called the Union Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. |
Ship ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” “ |
Sully Francis Depau Rhone Formosa Francis the First Normandie Charlemagne Silvie de Grasse Poland Albany Havre Henry IV |
Capt. Capt. Capt. Capt. Capt. Capt. Capt. ” Capt. ” ” “ |
Forbes Robinson Rockett William Orne Burrows W. Pall Pierce Widerholdt Richardson Hawkins Stoddart Casthof |
2nd, or Opposition Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. |
Ship ” ” ” |
France Utica Chs. Carroll Erie |
Capt. ” Capt. Capt. |
E. Funk Depeyster W. Lee Funk |
3rd, or London Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. |
Ship ” ” ” ” Ship ” “ |
Sovereign Hannibal Philadelphia Samson President Ontario Montreal Canada |
Capt. ” ” Capt. ” Capt. ” “ |
Criswolt Hebard Morgan Chadwick Moore Sebor Champlain Britton |
4th, or 1st Liverpool Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. |
Ship ” ” ” ” ” ” “ |
Brittannia Orpheus North America Caledonia Hibernia Europe Columbus South America |
Capt. ” Capt. Capt. ” Capt. ” Capt. |
Sketchley Bursley Dixey Graham Wilson Marshal Cobb Waterman |
5th, or 2nd Liverpool Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. |
Ship ” ” “ |
John Gay Virginian Sheffield United States |
Capt. ” ” “ |
Glover Harris Hackstaff Holdridge |
6th, or 3rd Liverpool Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. |
Ship ” ” Ship |
Saint George Saint Andrew Howard Aiax |
Capt. ” Capt. Capt. |
Thompson Taubman Harvey Iliern |
7th, or 4th Liverpool Line:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. |
Ship ” ” “ |
Napoleon Silas Richards Roscoe George Washington |
Capt. [——] Capt. Capt. |
Smith [——] Delano Holdridge |
The Havre Line has ships from 400 to 600 tons, the London and Liverpool Line from 500 to 600 tons. One of these packets sails every week, in winter as well as in summer. To London or Liverpool, the cost of the passage is 120 dollars, and there is no [free] wine. That is different on the Havre Line, [where] all drinks and beverages are free and the cost [per passage] is 140 dollars.
The ship Havre, on which we embarked, is 4[——]0 tons. The length measures 120′ at the keel, on deck 130′; depth is 22′; width, 29 1/2′. The height of the center mast measured from the deck upwards is 120′; length of the main yard, [——]′; length of the bowsprit, [——]′; height of the back gallery, [——]′; height of the center gallery, [——]′; height of the same on the foredeck, [——]′.
Crew:
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Captain (Master) Stoddart
1st Mate Watlon
2nd Mate Finney
One carpenter
Two boys
Fourteen sailors
Two cooks
Three stewards
One chamber maid
One stock feeder (the one who feeds the livestock)
The ship had a milk cow with its calf, many small pigs, wethers, turkey hens, peacocks, ducks, and chickens as provisions that were slaughtered [as needed].
The menu was excellent—daily beef or mutton, fresh pork, chicken, duck, or goose, ham, fresh green peas, potatoes, beans, lentils, onions, various cooked and preserved fruits, pies, fancy cakes of fruit, and many [other] items of this kind. [Also, there were] good wines such as Bordeaux, Graves, champagne, Madeira, sherry, and others, [plus] good port, ale, soda water, [and] lemonade—in short, passengers could order what they wished, and they were served immediately. At eight o’clock we ate breakfast: coffee, wine, mush (a corn porridge), pancakes, waffles, anchovies[?], ham, smoked tongue, and so on. At twelve o’clock luncheon [was served, and] we had cooked fruit, cold meats, wine, smoked salmon, and the like. At four o’clock [we ate dinner], a meal of considerable variety, always ending with several wines, nuts, almonds, raisins, figs, and other dried fruits as dessert. In the evening, [we had] tea after seven o’clock—cold, light foods served with tea and wine. Milk was available at every meal and was fairly fresh. Radishes were planted in [wooden] boxes on the ship [and grown] fresh.
List of the registered passengers on this ship:
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. |
Mr. ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” ” Mr. Mr. |
Lane, lady, child, and nurse Barnard Griswold Herpin and lady B. L. Liberthou T. Moracin and two boys Contencin Louis I. Claire et fils Lamarque A. Ignacio Alvota Augustus Nicoll Hunter and Lady |
(New York) (Boston) (Connecticut) (New Orleans) (Philadelphia) (Cuba) (Puerto Rico) (New Orleans) (Bordeaux) (Vera Cruz, Biskaya) (Florida, St. Johns River) (Clergyman, Scotland) |
In addition—Mr. Bodmer, Dreidoppel, and myself.